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言之有理
yán​zhī​yǒu​lǐ

to speak with good reason

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 言 yán verbadverb
    to say
    to speak; to talk; to state or tell
  2. 之 zhī pronoun
    it
    Used only in the object position to refer to a person or thing already mentioned, meaning "him", "her", "it", or "them".
  3. 有理 yǒu​lǐ
    reasonable
    reasonable; justified; in the right; having a good reason or basis